The United States is trying to get Russia and Ukraine to stop fighting in the Black Sea, a crucial trade route for Russian and Ukrainian food exports. Why is the region so critical for both ...

Turkey and the United Nations helped mediate the so-called Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal struck in July 2022 that allowed the safe export of nearly 33 million metric tons of Ukrainian grain ...

For Russia, the Black Sea is a key route for grain delivery from the country's southern regions. In the partially pre-war season from 2021-2022, 86% of all grain shipments were through ports on ...